Sunday, February 13, 2011

Groupon has been under fire for their very funny Super Bowl commercials that poked fun at raising awareness for such causes as Free Tibet and Saving the Whales. Well the voices have been heard. The ads have been pulled. Have a look at this great commercial while you can:

In the Bronx .... David Williams, 22, had ten arrests under his belt for beating his mother and girlfriend – mother of his child – when he was shot in the face by a vigilante who intervened when Williams was beating his girlfriend yet again. Witnesses say Williams was beating his 19-year-old girlfriend when a man intervened and told him to stop. Williams told the guy to mind his own business. At that point, the man pulled out a gun and shot Williams in the face and fled.

Williams was rushed to Lincoln Hospital where he died. Hey, sometimes the bad do die young. Let's hope the police aren't looking too hard for the vigilante. If only Charles Bronson was still around ...

There's no chance of 88-year-old Harry Ward of forgetting to pick up a Valentine Day card for his 87-year-old wife Doris this year. He's been using the same card he bought here every year since he splurged on it 70 years ago.

"I bring it out of the cupboard and put it on our mantlepiece every Valentine's Day," Doris said. "It's a special to me now as it was 70-years-ago. Harry has never bought me one since, because I have this one every year."

The card reads, "Two hearts entwine this Valentine. True love makes it sincere". The couple married in 1942.

From Fun Trivia – try your hand at this Grammy trivia quiz. Here are a few sample questions:

• The second Grammy Awards were held in 1960. They honored musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1959. The artist who won is known for being a versatile performer who made the transition to acting. Which singer from New York took record of the Year?

• The 10th Grammy Awards were held February 29th, 1968. They honored releases for the year 1967. Which Jimmy Webb composition took the coveted Record of the Year Grammy for the year for the year of The Summer of Love?

• John Denver hosted the 20th Grammy Awards on February 23rd, 1978. The show was broadcast live. Which group that formed in Los Angeles in the early seventies took home Record of the Year although their song was number one for only one week?

Things are shrinking. It's not your imagination. Sizes are getting smaller at grocery stores even if the price is staying the same. Have a look at this graphic by Awesome.good. Click on graphic for full size.

The Henry Flagler Memorial on Monument Island in Miami-Dade Florida has made its film debut in a recent porn flick called Island Adventure. It features a redhead “Brooklyn” encounter partner “JMac.” The monument had recently been restored at a cost of $1 million to taxpayers. Miami Beach officials are not amused.

RealityKing.com has posted the movie online. The film runs about 50 minutes, including travel time to the island.Read more here

A man in Britain was stabbed to death after he confronted his former friend with a knife, only to have the table turned on him. Neil Brook,33, was accused of murdering his friend and neighbour, 27- year-old Josef Witkowski. All this over a mis-spelled text message -– thanks to predictive spelling. Brook told the police he sent Mr Witkowski a text containing the word “nutter”, but, because of predictive text, it came out as “mutter”.

Witkowski then went to Brook’s apartment and attacked Brook with a knife. Brook grabbed his own knife and stabbed Witkowski, stabbing him in the heart. Witkowski had 104 injuries including cuts, stab wounds, bruises and slice marks on his hands.

Brook has been found guilty of manslaughter. All this over a spelling mistake.